| The efforts by Public Citizen, the Sunlight Foundation and others to bird dog the parties and events hosted by lobbyists at the conventions are intended to let lobbyists and lawmakers know that the ethics rules apply at the conventions as well as on Capitol Hill," said Craig Holman, a lobbyist for Public Citizen, which supported the stricter rules. Lobbyists are no longer allowed to hold events honoring specific lawmakers. |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.
